Xiaomi tests humanoid robot in eight-hour shift at car manufacturing plant
Xiaomi demonstrated a humanoid robot operating for eight hours at a sorting station in its car factory, alongside residential trials.
Xiaomi reported operational trials of its humanoid robotics technology during the World Internet Conference summit, as detailed by ad-hoc-news.de. A humanoid robot completed an eight-hour continuous shift at a sorting station located within the company's automotive manufacturing plant ad-hoc-news.de
ad-hoc-news.dead-hoc-news.deOpen source ↗. Additionally, the system initiated experimental testing in an employee residential complex, where an embodied foundation model handled tasks for 30 minutes across three rooms.
Industrial sorting and residential testing
The industrial deployment focused on evaluating the robot's physical autonomy and consistency in manufacturing workflows. Performing continuous operations over an eight-hour period at a sorting station demonstrates testing under practical assembly plant conditions. The residential trial examined how embodied foundation models handle basic tasks across domestic rooms within a controlled thirty-minute operational window.
Automotive scale and financial context
The robotic validation aligns with an ongoing expansion across Xiaomi's electric vehicle manufacturing ecosystem. The company delivered more than 50,000 vehicles in October, reaching approximately 336,000 deliveries from January through October against an annual target of 550,000 vehicles. Financial institutions have maintained divergent views on these heavy capital commitments: Goldman Sachs lowered expectations citing automotive investments and development costs, while Daiwa raised its target price to 35 HKD citing premium smartphone gross margin improvements.
